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Knights of Charity
Knights of Charity is a registered charity (number 264762) based in London, governed by 3 trustees and chaired by Vincent Richards since 2017. Latest income £3k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 11th October 2026.
- 3 trustees
- Income £3k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 11th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- General Charitable Purposes, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
- Where
- Lewisham
- Registered
- 1972
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£3k£2k
- 2024£5k£3k
- 2023£5k£5k
Earlier years
- 2022£5k£3k
- 2021£3k£3k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Charitable objects
TO PROVIDE HOLIDAYS OUTINGS CHRISTMAS PARITIES AND TRANSPORT FACILITIES AND OTHER AMENITIES FOR INDIGENT ELDERLY AND INFIRM PERSONS AND THE LIKE ADVANTAGES TOGETHER WITH TOYS AND GAMES FOR CHILDREN IN POOR CIRCUMSTANCES (WHETHER IN INSTITUTIONS OR OTHERWISE) WITHOUT RELIGIOUS DISTINCTION OR ANY TEST OR QUALIFICATION OTHER THAN THAT OF NEED.
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
3 trustees on the board
- Vincent Richards Chair since 2017
- Augustine Adesite since 2022
- Leon Jayasakera since 2016
Trustees past 6 years
- Vincent Richards Chair since 2017
- Leon Jayasakera since 2016
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (3)
- Vincent Richards Chair since 2017
- Augustine Adesite since 2022
- Leon Jayasakera since 2016
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
- Small board - little cover if a trustee leaves
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
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Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 264762
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- DECLARATION OF TRUST DATED 13TH SEPTEMBER 1972 AS VARIED BY DEED OF VARIATION DATED 5TH MAY 1987
- Contact on the register
- 02082915434 · vincent.richards73@gmail.com
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 11th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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